PS3 YouTube XMB App Gets an Update

The YouTube experience on PlayStation 3 has been updated massively. Instead of the ‘full-screen website’ approach, YouTube now has a fully featured app on the XMB with a number of tricks up it’s sleeve.

Designed for both your HDTV and the PS3 controls, the new YouTube app has search tools, the ability to sign-in to your YouTube account and – most importantly – the capability to control the app using your smartphone or tablet.

Our favourite feature, of course, is the ability to use your smartphone as a remote. After a quick pairing process, you can control YouTube on PS3 with a smartphone or tablet. Got a video on your phone you want to see on the big screen? No problem; you’re one click away from ‘beaming’ it across to the PS3. Then, while the video is playing, you can control it from the phone or keep browsing YouTube for the next one.

Here is the full feature list:

User Experience

User Interface Optimized for TV

Video Search

Ability to Browse and Search for videos while watching

PS3 Game Controller Support

HD (Up to 720p)

Content Flagging

Closed Caption

YouTube trending and popular video playlists

Smartphone and Tablet Pairing

Browse and search for videos on phone/tablet while watching on PS3

Fling videos to PS3 from smartphone or tablet

Control video with smartphone

Comment on phone while watching

Signed In Experience

Sign-In and Channel Guide

User’s liked videos

Watch later videos

User’s playlists

Subscribed channels

Search History

The new YouTube app is available from the XMB now as a download from the TV/Video Services area.